… The problem that candidates like Bush and Kasich face is that it’s not just Trump’s celebrity and outspokenness that are attracting support. Many Republican voters say they like Trump on the issues, as unrealistic as his proposals are. When CNN’s pollsters asked Republicans which candidate could best handle illegal immigration, forty-four per cent of them said Trump. Bush came in second, with just twelve per cent.
Just as alarming for the G.O.P. establishment is the fact that the party’s supporters also ranked Trump highest in handling other important matters. CONT.
John Cassidy, The New Yorker